Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks scored 25 points and registered 7 assists in a 99-92 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Having dropped 11 of their last 13 games, coach Mike D\u2019Atoni and his Knicks were in dire need of a spark. He went to his bench and called on Lin, the third-string point guard, with just over 3 minutes remaining in the first quarter. What followed was a masterful performance that included two successful charges down the lane against the Nets\u2019 Deron Williams.<\/p>\n
It has been a trying road for Lin. He was released by the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets before landing in New York, where he largely rode the bench. Lin was under-recruited in college and had to settle on Harvard after being passed up for scholarships from Cal, UCLA and Stanford. A Taiwanese-American, Lin has told alarming tales of discrimination at the collegiate level, having to endure racist taunts from opposing team\u2019s fans, including fans from Ivy League schools.<\/p>\n
With Yao Ming\u2019s departure from the league, can Jeremy Lin rise to be the prominent Asian \u2014 better yet, Taiwanese American \u2014 force in the NBA?<\/p>\n